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Archive for January, 2009

Jack Potty-training

January 30th, 2009

A Consumerist reader found a great toy. When you get laid off and start spending all day at the track betting on the ponies and yankin on the one arm bandits, no need to leave Junior home alone. After he gets some practice on the Jack Potty (I would pay to meet the Marketer who coined that), he can tag alone and help you out:
Jack Potty

Economy, News

#4 Wake 70 - #1 Duke 68

January 29th, 2009

So great to see Wake hold on after blowing a 13 point lead. Also nice to see Coach K’s fundamentals team and their rediculous lapse on defense for the final shot. This year it looks like no one can handle the pressure of being ranked #1. Next up to try — UConn?

Video Recap:

Sports, Wake

Wake vs Duke tonight

January 28th, 2009

Hopefully Wake can beat a #1 team for the first time since 1992. Duke is damn good — coldly efficient, great shooting, solid D. Pretty much your typical Coach K team. Wake needs to run when they can, kill the boards, and get Singler in foul trouble. No problem, right?

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Random Useless Suberbowl Post

January 28th, 2009

I don’t know why, but I liked the alternative Super Bowl logos New York Times piece.

Sports

It’s Snowing in Arlington

January 27th, 2009

Check it:

I’m looking out from Rosslyn over the Potomac toward Georgetown, scrolling over to Key Bridge on left. Traffic doesn’t look too bad, and buses and metro seemed to run okay this morning.

And yes, that is the view from my desk. Lucky me.

Arlington, News